http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=681075&page=2
Post 20 shows what i had come up with. I had a different attachment after this that was much neater. This was just the beta test. Took them off this year and went with the pelican case 1170 mounted on the inside and works well but bit of a bugger to get at. (post 38) Not that i want/need to be getting at it on a regular basis.

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Really glad I found your comments, it saved me from using ugly P shaped brackets. I also painted the Vario bracket pieces flat black to match the bike and blend in with the rest of the bike!

As an FYI, I also salvaged the two large washers that were used in the stock skid plate on the lower mount point to give the mount a larger clamping area. These two washers have an integrated sleeve on the backside of the metal washer that slide inside the bracket to provide a more solid interface between the two pieces.

I'll post some pics later on to show what I mean here.

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Originally Posted by Marc - Australia

I finally got around to do what everyone else is talking about... I found one of these tubes here in Australia... in a tractor shop. Thanks for all the posts here... I love this forum.

Just in case there are other inmates from Oz that are looking for this tube... contact Rob (rob[at]fieldquip.com) from Fieldquip. He was very helpful!

I have two tubes on my gs.. i lost a cap on one yesterday.. i didnt screw it on tight.... But i found it today near where i work on side of road... Soooo this weekend ill be trying figure how to "lock" the cap or "make a retainer" for the cap.. any ideas would be appreciated..

I have two tubes on my gs.. i lost a cap on one yesterday.. i didnt screw it on tight.... But i found it today near where i work on side of road... Soooo this weekend ill be trying figure how to "lock" the cap or "make a retainer" for the cap.. any ideas would be appreciated..

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But, I don't see why the cable needs to go through the center of the tube, you could drill the holes at what would be the bottom of the tube so the cable doesn't need to be deformed when objects are place in the tube.

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